Top of the Fold

• Biden taps U.S. oil reserves, Poland says no more Russian oil, and Germany running out of natural gas: In an effort to address politically damaging high gas prices, Joe Biden plans to tap into the nation’s strategic oil reserves and release one million barrels a day over the next six months. This is a politically calculated gesture, not a solution to soaring gas prices; the U.S. consumes upwards of 20 million barrels of oil a day. Biden’s too committed to his “green energy” fantasy base to actually do what needs to be done — more drilling. Unfortunately, Biden’s stubborn commitment to the foolish climate change agenda means another missed geopolitical opportunity, as Poland has announced it will completely eliminate imports of Russian oil. Furthermore, Germany issued a warning on Wednesday that its natural gas supplies are low and called on consumers to reduce their gas consumption, noting that Russia could cut off deliveries if its demand to be paid in rubles is not met. Thus far, Western countries have rejected Russia’s ruble payment demand, as doing so would effectively undermine the sanctions raised against the nation over Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

• Biden to end Title 42 border policy: Title 42 allowed the Trump administration to mitigate masses of migrants illegally entering the U.S., but it will soon be coming to an end. Joe Biden has long signaled his desire to end Title 42, with open-border Democrats erroneously lamenting that it denies migrants due process. However, not all Democrats are on board with Biden’s decision to end Title 42. Both Democrat senators from Arizona, Kristen Sinema and Mark Kelly, as well as two Texas Democrat representatives have expressed concerns that ending the program without a new plan to mitigate the sure influx of migrants would overwhelm U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Republicans contend that Title 42 should remain indefinitely. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) argued, “Dropping Title 42 without other changes in border policies will produce a tsunami of migrants & drugs.” That’s just what Biden wants.

• Collins will support KBJ, even as she rejected ACB: With friends like this, who needs enemies? Maine’s “Republican” Senator Susan Collins has announced that she will vote in favor of Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson. The clearly radical leftist judge, a reality demonstrated by her refusal to give a definition to the term “woman,” will get the green light from Collins. Her rationale for supporting Jackson when she would not do the same for Justice Amy Coney Barrett is simply a politically calculated smoke screen. “In my view, the role under the Constitution assigned to the Senate is to look at the credentials, experience and qualifications of the nominee. It is not to assess whether a nominee reflects the individual ideology of a senator or would vote exactly as an individual senator would want.” Hogwash. The reason Collins voted against ACB was the threat she posed to abortion. The reason she’s voting for KBJ is her concern over the negative political optics of voting against a black woman. Collins ensures that KBJ will get the bipartisan approval check mark, something denied to both Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh.

Headlines

• Federal judge blasts double standards in J6 sentences (PJ Media)

• Twenty-one states sue to end mask requirement on public transportation (NBC News)

• “Unhinged” and “abnormal”: Fed warns of housing bubble as average cost of new homes hits record high (Daily Wire)

• Oklahoma governor signs bill barring gender dysphoric male athletes from playing female sports (Norman Transcript)

• Arizona governor signs bill limiting abortion access (Washington Examiner)

• Finnish court rebukes state prosecution of Christians for saying God made men and women different (The Federalist)

• Russia appears to have used cluster bombs in Ukraine at least 24 times (Washington Examiner)

• Policy: Gas tax rebates and suspensions are gimmicky “solutions” to problem government caused (Daily Signal)

• Humor: Under Florida law, Bengay forced to rebrand as Benstraight (Babylon Bee)

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